My ability to forgive others rises and falls, instead, on this: leaning into what Jesus has already done, which allows His grace for me to flow freely through me (Ephesians 4:7). Forgiveness isn’t an act of my determination. Forgiveness is only made possible by my cooperation. Cooperation is what I’ve been missing. God knew we couldn’t do it on our own. He knew that full well, right from the very moment the crunch of the forbidden fruit became sin’s first sounds.
